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You can tell a lot about a person by what they refuse to give up, and we ran into that truth on a sidewalk: an 81-year-old casually doing 200 push-ups. That story sets the tone for a real, practical conversation about back pain, mobility, and what “active aging” can look like when you stop treating stiffness as normal and start treating movement like a daily skill.

We’re joined by Dr. Dees and Dr. Laux from Canyon Chiropractic in San Ramon to break down what actually changes in the spine over time and why the biggest factor isn’t your age, it’s function. We talk joint motion, posture, injuries that quietly compound for decades, and why pain alone is a terrible scoreboard for spinal health. If you’ve ever been told your imaging looks “fine” but your body disagrees, we dig into anatomy versus physiology and how a thorough evaluation can reveal what’s really going on.

Ted also shares how spinal decompression therapy helped him get his life and golf game back, and the docs explain how decompression differs from old-school traction, why disc hydration matters, and when non-surgical options make sense. We bring it home with the simplest plan that keeps showing up across this podcast: keep moving, build strength, protect your balance, and start prevention earlier than you think.

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